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Ri Yong Ho meets Bashar al-Assad during visit to Syria

Ri Yong Ho meets Bashar al-Assad during visit to Syria

DPRK foreign minister also discusses economic cooperation with Syrian Deputy Prime Minister

Ri Yong Ho meets Bashar al-Assad during visit to Syria
Hamish Macdonald
Hamish Macdonald December 4, 2018
Wi-Fi, online money transfers now available at Pyongyang casino: sources

Wi-Fi, online money transfers now available at Pyongyang casino: sources

Alipay, Union Pay, and WeChat payments all reported to be possible

Wi-Fi, online money transfers now available at Pyongyang casino: sources
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 4, 2018
North Korean foreign minister to visit Beijing this week: Chinese state media

North Korean foreign minister to visit Beijing this week: Chinese state media

Ri Yong Ho to stay in Chinese capital from December 6 to 8, People's Daily reports

North Korean foreign minister to visit Beijing this week: Chinese state media
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 4, 2018
Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul this year remains a “possibility,” Moon says

Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul this year remains a “possibility,” Moon says

ROK President says additional inter-Korean summit would "accelerate denuclearization" process

Kim Jong Un visit to Seoul this year remains a “possibility,” Moon says
Oliver Hotham
Oliver Hotham December 3, 2018
Why Moscow sent a top Orthodox Church official to Pyongyang

Why Moscow sent a top Orthodox Church official to Pyongyang

Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev's DPRK visit last week was more about politics than faith

Why Moscow sent a top Orthodox Church official to Pyongyang
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna December 3, 2018
South Korean Air Force begins independent combat exercises

South Korean Air Force begins independent combat exercises

Joint ROK-U.S air combat exercise to go ahead, too, as DPRK condemns "war drills"

South Korean Air Force begins independent combat exercises
Dagyum Ji
Dagyum Ji December 3, 2018
North Korea: the case for optimism – NKNews Podcast Ep.48
Podcast

North Korea: the case for optimism – NKNews Podcast Ep.48

Yonsei's John Delury talks peace, reform, and why Kim Jong Un may be different from his predecessors

North Korea: the case for optimism – NKNews Podcast Ep.48
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot December 2, 2018
Why South Korea’s “Moonshine” policy is running out of steam

Why South Korea’s “Moonshine” policy is running out of steam

As dialogue stalls, it's up to Kim Jong Un to make the next move

Why South Korea’s “Moonshine” policy is running out of steam
Dennis P. Halpin
Dennis P. Halpin December 2, 2018
Three sites under consideration for second U.S.-DPRK summit: Trump

Three sites under consideration for second U.S.-DPRK summit: Trump

Second summit meeting could take place in January or February, U.S. President says

Three sites under consideration for second U.S.-DPRK summit: Trump
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll December 2, 2018
Abe, Trump discuss North Korea at G20

Abe, Trump discuss North Korea at G20

U.S. President also met with Moon Jae-in on the sidelines of the gathering

Abe, Trump discuss North Korea at G20
Leo Byrne
Leo Byrne November 30, 2018